Gresham city officials hope a soon-to-open, $3 million MAX light-rail station will lead to development in the Civic neighborhood area. The station is all but completed now - trains are now stopping at the station but not opening their doors.

Gresham's Civic neighborhood has everything to showcase the concept of transit-oriented development except one transit piece: a MAX blue-line stop. But that will change soon. The Civic Drive MAX light-rail station is scheduled to open this fall.

TriMet's new MAX light-rail line from Portland to Milwaukie runs right through a metal heat-treating business. The business is being forced to move, but it has some limitations that make relocating especially challenging.

A three- or four-block walk might not deter a determined customer. But some downtown Portland shop owners and employees worry how the change to Fareless Square will affect business. On Jan. 3, the free bus rides that have been a ...